Monday started with this Marcus Davenport update from ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, “The Vikings’ 1-year deal with Marcus Davenport had 4 voidable years that lowered his 2023 cap number ($6.2m). As Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com notes, the deal voids today + creates $6.8m of dead money. Davenport received an $8.5m signing bonus, $1.5m salary and $468k in roster bonuses for 4 games.”
Vikings Buy Time on Marcus Davenport Decision
But that declaration was a bit premature, as the Vikings evidently bought time on a Davenport conclusion. Seifert updated the tweet, “Update: The Vikings re-negotiated the void date on Marcus Davenport’s deal this weekend.